Arts & Culture

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Pen Densham believes a single photograph can vibrate with the same energy as a movie — stirring the same instincts, emotions, and wonder to make us feel profoundly alive.  In Pen Densham new body of impressionist nature photography, he uses his camera to create images that shimmer with joy, vitality, and in what he describes as the biological instincts of being alive. 

A great painting has many meanings. The oil painting of The Threatened Swan by Dutch Artist Jan Asselijn was created around 1650. The swan appears to be threatened by a dog rearing its ugly head. Some claim the swan is mute. The swan could be protecting its cygnets, as they often ride on their mother’s back, although none are seen.